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Mississippi Business NewsFri, 31 Jul 2015 20:53:11 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3William Carey breaks ground for new men's dormitoryhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/11/william-carey-breaks-ground-new-residence-hall/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/11/william-carey-breaks-ground-new-residence-hall/#commentsTue, 04 Nov 2014 16:04:34 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=95740HATTIESBURG — William Carey University has broken ground for a new men’s residence hall. The new building will adjoin Davis Hall, a women’s residence hall completed in 2013, and will be behind Braswell Hall on the south end of the Hattiesburg campus. It will be directly across from the Fail Softball Field. The three-story building ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/11/william-carey-breaks-ground-new-residence-hall/feed/0MSU begins repairs on dorm that burned over the weekendhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/10/msu-begins-repairs-dorm-burned-weekend/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/10/msu-begins-repairs-dorm-burned-weekend/#commentsTue, 07 Oct 2014 14:04:44 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=94479STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University officials say repairs are beginning immediately on a women’s dormitory that was damaged by a Sunday night fire that appears to have been started by a candle burning in one of the rooms. The university said nobody was injured, but more than 150 students stayed elsewhere Sunday night after a ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/10/msu-begins-repairs-dorm-burned-weekend/feed/0Ole Miss conducting multiple building, renovation projectshttp://msbusiness.com/2014/07/ole-miss-conducting-multiple-building-renovation-projects/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/07/ole-miss-conducting-multiple-building-renovation-projects/#commentsTue, 08 Jul 2014 13:04:31 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=90841OXFORD — Construction and renovation will create more student housing, classrooms and academic office space at the University of Mississippi. A yet-to-be-named dormitory is scheduled to open in August 2015 and will house 304 students, reported The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Chad Hunter, an architect for the university, said plans are being made for a ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/07/ole-miss-conducting-multiple-building-renovation-projects/feed/0Valley State to rent modular units during dorm renovationshttp://msbusiness.com/2014/06/valley-state-rent-modular-units-dorm-renovations/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/06/valley-state-rent-modular-units-dorm-renovations/#commentsMon, 23 Jun 2014 11:24:47 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=90325ITTA BENA — Mississippi Valley State University plans to lease modular housing units beginning next fall to offset a housing shortage during dormitory renovations. The College Board approved the plan, giving Higher Education Chancellor Hank Bounds approval over any final contract. In supporting documents, the university doesn’t list a price for the rentals, but says ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/06/valley-state-rent-modular-units-dorm-renovations/feed/0MSU approved to build new dorms, road totaling $74.2Mhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/05/msu-approved-build-new-dorms-road-totaling-74-2m/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/msu-approved-build-new-dorms-road-totaling-74-2m/#commentsMon, 19 May 2014 15:29:25 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=89158STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University is considering spending $60.5 million to build two new residence halls. The College Board approved plans for MSU to hire the McCarty Company Design Group to design two 356-bed dormitories, plus a 10,000-square-foot facility for the Sonny Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans. The dorms would replace the existing 220-bed Evans ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/msu-approved-build-new-dorms-road-totaling-74-2m/feed/0Valley gets approval to renovate long-vacant dormhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/05/valley-gets-approval-renovate-long-vacant-dorm/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/valley-gets-approval-renovate-long-vacant-dorm/#commentsSun, 18 May 2014 13:32:24 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=89119ITTA BENA — Mississippi Valley State University expects to spend $4.75 million to renovate a dormitory that’s been vacant for 10 years. The College Board approved the university’s overall plan for work on College Hall. A fire on the Itta Bena campus damaged the 170-bed men’s residence hall in 2004, leading Valley to stop using ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/valley-gets-approval-renovate-long-vacant-dorm/feed/0Belhaven given $4M gift for new University Villagehttp://msbusiness.com/2014/05/belhaven-given-4m-gift-new-university-village/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/belhaven-given-4m-gift-new-university-village/#commentsMon, 12 May 2014 21:33:36 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=88984JACKSON — Belhaven University has received a $4 million gift for construction of new on-campus apartments for students. President Roger Parrott made the announcement Saturday during annual graduation ceremonies. Parrott said Robbie Hughes, a longtime supporter of the university, committed $4 million to help start the project, slated to begin this summer. The complex will ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/belhaven-given-4m-gift-new-university-village/feed/0MSU dorms flooded due to freezing temperatureshttp://msbusiness.com/2014/01/msu-dorms-flooded-due-freezing-temperatures/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/01/msu-dorms-flooded-due-freezing-temperatures/#commentsFri, 10 Jan 2014 13:02:48 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=84531STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University officials say one wing in Ruby Hall will be closed for the entire spring semester while repairs to Oak Hall and Magnolia Hall could be completed in a few days. The three dormitories suffered water damage this week after sub-freezing temperatures ruptured pipes and flooded the structures. In Ruby Hall, ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/01/msu-dorms-flooded-due-freezing-temperatures/feed/0Out with the old (hospital), in with the new (school)http://msbusiness.com/2013/11/old-hospital-new-school/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/11/old-hospital-new-school/#commentsThu, 07 Nov 2013 12:41:04 +0000http://msbusiness.com/businessblog/?p=8737A site that once offered health care to the needy is soon to be home to new facilities that will train future health care professionals. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has approved a request to tear down the old Matty Hersee Charity Hospital building in Meridian, which closed in 1999. Meridian Community College ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/11/old-hospital-new-school/feed/0Lacking dorm space, university rents motel for $800K-plushttp://msbusiness.com/2013/08/lacking-dorm-space-university-rents-motel-for-800k-plus/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/08/lacking-dorm-space-university-rents-motel-for-800k-plus/#commentsTue, 13 Aug 2013 11:15:47 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=79543JACKSON — Facing more demand than it has dormitory beds, Jackson State University will spend more than $800,000 to rent a motel to house students for the coming school year. The College Board voted unanimously yesterday to approve the plan to rent the 120-room downtown Jackson Travelodge from Bapu Hotels LLC. The money comes from ...